Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-27
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
a QUIET LOCAL PRIzE-FIGHT
FFIDAY NIGHT.
The Contestants EonY Rtannmrd OF
Ghis city and James Reagan of
Fht'aieiph!a = Ghe Wilmington
champion Uumes Ous Ahead.

Local sporting circles were In their ele-
ment yesterday afternoon and last evening
because they had u delicious secret under
their vests that added gusto to these pip
ing times OF peace. II was reported yester-
day afternoon that prize-flght was to take
place before midnight ION Brussels carpet
on Market street" There was nothing more
definite rumored, except that tickets could
be had from certain parties at 81 so q card.
1t turned out TO be true that the fight was
arranged to take place on Market street, but
like the best-laid plans OF mice and men
that gilt-edged scheme went agley. The
managers had secured one of the rooms In
the Masonic Temple, where the fight was
to have been contested, but through the In
discreet utterances OF some of the ticket
holders the owners "got on" to "the object
all sublime" and barred the door. The
pugilstic managers, however, secured a
room west Of Market street and the fight
took place In good order.
The fight was called an eight-round con-
test, but is understood to have been In
tended as fight to q finish. Four ounce
gloves were used. The principals were
Tony Stannard, of this city, the vell-snewn
boxer and instructor In the manly art, and
james Reagan, who represented PhiIadel-
phia, the city Of Brotherly Love and the
slugger's haven. The stake fought for is
said TO have been the money realized from
the sale OF tickets. About fifty people
witnessed the fight, the spectators being
made up OF the leading local sports and the
men about town. The men stripped TO the
waist, but were not dressed In fighting cos
tame. A ring was formed with ropes and
the men entered, to all appearances well
matched, Reagan stripping at 19O, and
Standard at 1872. The seconds were Phila-
delphia and Wilmington men respectively.
Ihe referee was local sporting man and
the timekeeper "pug."
The aat- IN pVQa ahnff and cxuaak b,xt xxrue
none the less satisfactory to the patrons on
that account, because 1t was clean and
thorough work. Time was called and the
fighting opened at 1920 o'clock. By 1925
the battle was decided. 5tannard opened
with Iunge at his opponent, who turned
the blow very scientifically and managed to
land twice on the local mans neck. The
latter, however, evidently intended to force
the lighting from the first, and did SO.
Reagan withstood the rushes gamely and
struck out several times, but his blows fell
short, and at the end of the round he re-
tired to his corner with the blood running
from his nose and his wind gone. Neither
man was hurt by the bout.
There was not time 1etTe-;- rounds for
Reagan to recover his wind, and he cane
up sad In the second round in consequence.
The story is very brief. Stannard repeated
his forcing tactics Of the first round, and
after getting In some blows on the breast
and side of the head he executed clean
round-hand swing which stopped on
Reagan's jaw. Reagan stopped with dull
thud on the hard door. His friends and
second called to him and entreated him
to get up, but their man. of-war did not
respond and had evidently lost the power
Of answering to his helm. The time
keepers watch tcked Off the 10 seconds,
Reagan was carried to his corner and the
fight was given to Stannard, under the rules
laid down by his lordship the Marquis OF
Queensberry.
Stannard's friends are very enthusiastic
over his prowess, and declare Themselves
willing TO back him against any man OF his
weight in this region or In Philadelphia.